He said the Prime Minister “had to put in his all to retrieve the situation, even make a reel at midnight”, which “reflects poorly on BJP communication”. He added that the “BJP Media seems to have no connect with the ground, no feedback mechanism obviously, and did not understand youth anger built over months, not just on NEET. The Aam Aadmi Party has offered much the same explanation after its own setbacks, calling for “an effective communication system”. Here come the familiar reactions: suddenly a warning not to trust WhatsApp messages; conspiracy theories woven around every protest and every allegation of corruption. Is the party discovering, a little late, how difficult it is to dismount the tiger it once chose to ride?